Make the Music 2000
studio
ArtistRahzel
CoverRahzel Make The Music 2000 album cover.jpg
ReleasedAugust 10, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
Studio
  • Green Street (New York City)
  • Maritime Hall (San Francisco)
  • Marley Marl's House of Hits (New York City)
  • Sony Music (New York City)
  • The Cutting
Genre
Length52:34
LabelMCA
Producer
Next year2004

Make the Music 2000 is the debut studio album by American beatboxer and hip hop artist Rahzel. It was released on August 10, 1999 via MCA Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Bob Power, Marley Marl, Pete Rock, Scott Storch, L.E.S. and Rahzel himself. The album also features guest appearances from Aaron Hall, Emanon, Erykah Badu, Q-Tip, Scratch, Slick Rick, the Roots, TJ Swan and Vinia Mojica among others.

The album peaked at number 51 on the US Billboard 200, and spawned two charted singles: "Southern Gul" and "All I Know". "All I Know" was featured in NBA Live 2000.[1]

Critical reception

The album was reviewed in the Daily Nebraskan, which summarized that "the record fits together like a collage, with some pieces that certainly seem out of place" giving it a C+ overall.[2] The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau highlighted "Southern Girl" and "Night Riders" while summarizing up the album as "having fun with the human beatbox (and friends) in the studio (and on stage)".[3] Eothen Alapatt, in a review for The Source, called Make the Music 2000 "a refreshing alternative to the conventional rap albums", commending Rahzel for his "uncanny ability to mimic instruments".[4]

Track listing

Note:

  • Track 16 contains a hidden track that is a battle between Rahzel & Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra vs. DJ Skribble & DJ Slinky.

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position

References

  1. ^ Boulding, Aaron (19 November 1999). "NBA Live 2000". IGN. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ^ Miner, Patrick (8 July 1999). "Rahzel record feels more like collage than whole record". Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "R". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved May 4, 2021. – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Alapatt, Eothen "Egon" (September 1999). "Rahzel – Make the Music 2000". The Source. No. 120. pp. 308, 310.